Showscan Digital from Douglas Trumbull

A new exciting and innovative digital technology from legendary Douglas Trumbull, that allows to bring a new dimension into the old 24fps standard

• Category

  Film & Animation

[Colt2571]

(1) people have been conditioned to accept 24fps as cinema since the 1920s...24 is not a magic number that captures the essence of movies or some such nonsense. diff. theaters used diff. frame rates prior the 1920s, and when sound came to movies, they needed one standard frame rate as not to cause problems with audio not matching the picture, so 24 was chosen as a weighted average between the frame rates theaters were using. it was nothing but a math problem, not a quality one.

[Olvaheiner]

now " The Flash " movie is possible, please Hollywood, make it happen

[HOLOKRON]

Thank you so much for posting the video !!

[SprodingSeaCreature]

Youtube runs at 35 frames per second max. it wouldn't be a real comparison on here. they'd have to host the video somewhere that can show it at it's native frame rate.

[SprodingSeaCreature]

The problem though is that most makeup, set, and costume designers are trained to "trick" the camera using the limits of 24fps to save money. Going to a higher frame rate, the only way to not make it look cheap is to put more money on sets and costumes. This is something most can't really do. It's an interesting concept, but most people pushing it don't realize that film doesn't live in a bubble where the camera is the only aspect that impacts the quality.

[Jason Ivey]

Very interesting idea to include almost a Variable Frame Rate throughout the movie to enhance clarity, well explained, thanks.

[Ultima2876]

I wish they'd show more than a few seconds of comparison footage at a time. Makes me feel as though they aren't that confident in it.

[willieturnip]

I don't like this look at all. It visually looks to me like they have been greenscreened the people over the background due to the motion discrepancies.

[Allegpl]

I have totally no idea! :/

[Allegpl]

Well, Hobbit in 48fps looks terrible. Like low-budget HBO-fail production. Its totally washed from that "fairy-tale" softness, blur and thing we just "like". ofc, 24 fps was just those "minimal" framerate to make movie smooth, and its made and standarised to cut cost of film back in the days, we all know that. But "crystal sharp" Hobbit looked just terrible for me. Like bad 3d game, with great graphics but no AA, and other image filtres that add this "fairy tale" look...

[utubearenazis]

why are they so desperate trying so hard to promote the soap opera effect?